Prince Charles has shaken hands with Gerry Adams, the veteran Irish republican who former comrades allege was on the IRA’s ruling army council when the Provisionals murdered the prince’s great-uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, in 1979.

Leftwing anti-austerity parties hail result that saw Alexis Tsipras sworn in as prime minister after forming alliance with Independent Greeks, while some ruling parties also give news a cautious welcome